Charité Nurse Ulla Hedemann to Join Nationwide Social Protests on September 26

Ulla Hedemann, a nurse on the pediatric intensive care unit at Berlin's Charité hospital, plans to participate in nationwide social protests on September 26 against social spending cuts. In an interview with der Freitag, she described her daily work: caring for two critically ill children, some on mechanical ventilation and in artificial comas, repositioning them, providing hygiene, food, and medication, and monitoring their excretions and bodily functions. Hedemann is also fighting for her relief collective agreement (Entlastungstarifvertrag), which she says is essential to address staff shortages. She expressed fear about the future if Friedrich Merz continues his current political course. The protests target cuts in the healthcare system and social services. The interview was conducted by Sebastian Baehr for der Freitag.